Sunday, April 07, 2013

Rally Held to Stop the Willits Bypass

Willits, California- Over a hundred people gathered at a park in Willits for the Save Our Valley Rally on Saturday, April 6. Most of the tree sitters that were taken down and arrested last week by the California Highway Patrol, were there. Speakers thanked them for their efforts, and pledged to continue the protests against the Willits Bypass.

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About Me

For most of my life I had been uncomfortable with the world. I spent a lot of time in spiritual pursuit. I was interested in Earth First! and read the EF! Journal. In Sept. 1998, while in San Francisco, I heard about an EF! action camp happening in Humboldt. I went to it and was arrested in an action. The following day Gypsy was killed at the same place. I have been involved in direct action campaigns ever since. In early 1999 I overcame my fear of heights to sit in Aradia, an old growth redwood on Gypsy Mountain. In Nov. 1999 I went to Seattle to protest against the WTO, and was tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed. In Humboldt, I have worked on the Gypsy Mountain, Mattole, Hole-in-Headwaters, and Freshwater campaigns